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14 pin connector broken
After removing to clean a couple times the connector on both male and female sides have cracked and fallen apart in my hands. I have checked with a couple suppliers and they are over $40 a side. Just too much for a plastic connector. I am thinking about using separate connectors and layers of shrink wrap....or just solder all of them together permanently .
Has anyone done this??? I don't see a problem with it and if made weather tight...may solve the corrosion issue. I am NOT paying $90 for a new plastic connector.
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I asked about creating a different type of connector, early on, and did not get really good feedback. Seems like something better could be made.....
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07-02-2013, 05:50 AM
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here is a possible substitute:http://www.mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/H59016_K3.rev1.pdf
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07-02-2013, 06:54 AM
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how about using GM weatherpack connectors...you could get enough of them to make every connection different and it is readily available. You might even find one with 14 pins on a wrecked GM vehicle. Try the main engine wiring harness connection.
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The GM weatherpack connectors look PERFECT!!! THANK YOU!
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I am going to try using Delphi weatherpack connectors. They are TRUELY water tight, vibration and heat resistant. 2 6-pin connectors are $14.00 ( 3 pins not used on a 1982 model )... Hopefully no need to clean every year too. I may retro fit ALL the under hood connections with these as other are falling apart in my hand.
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Dean, I believe Carl at 928 motorsports can rebuild an entire harness, if you wanted to spend that much.
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Dean, please let us know how that works....
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You can omit the connector and solder the wires directly, too.
The only time it comes apart, anyway, is to clean the damn thing. |
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yeah, I plane to eventually replace all my connectors with weatherpack i am collecting various connectors by stripping wrecked GM cars when i drop by my friends junkyard.
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Most of the connections there can use a simple regular weatherpak - the starter connection (yellow) cannot - it need a bigger connector than the rest - it carries a significant current!
Permanently soldered wiring is a real issue if the engine ever needs to come out...? Why do that - these connectors are cheap and easy to use. Alan
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Isn't the 14 pin used in some other location?
Not a place I would attempt to save money on. |
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03-13-2015, 06:35 PM
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